Starbucks Beats Q1 Expectations Despite Sales Dip
Starbucks' fiscal first-quarter revenue reached \$9.4 billion, surpassing expectations despite a 4% decrease in same-store sales; CEO Brian Niccol attributes this to menu and service improvements.
Starbucks Beats Q1 Expectations Despite Sales Dip
Starbucks' fiscal first-quarter revenue reached \$9.4 billion, surpassing expectations despite a 4% decrease in same-store sales; CEO Brian Niccol attributes this to menu and service improvements.
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36% Bias Score
Coffee Consumption Linked to Lower Head and Neck Cancer Risk
A new study analyzing data from 14 previous studies found that people who drink coffee have a significantly lower risk of head and neck cancers; those drinking four cups of caffeinated coffee daily had a 17% lower risk of head and neck cancer, a 30% lower risk of oral cancer, and a 22% lower risk of...
Coffee Consumption Linked to Lower Head and Neck Cancer Risk
A new study analyzing data from 14 previous studies found that people who drink coffee have a significantly lower risk of head and neck cancers; those drinking four cups of caffeinated coffee daily had a 17% lower risk of head and neck cancer, a 30% lower risk of oral cancer, and a 22% lower risk of...
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44% Bias Score
Record High Coffee and Cocoa Prices Amidst Severe Global Shortages
Global coffee and cocoa prices soared in 2024 due to severe supply shortages caused by adverse weather conditions in major producing countries, resulting in the worst cocoa deficit in over 60 years and record-high coffee prices.
Record High Coffee and Cocoa Prices Amidst Severe Global Shortages
Global coffee and cocoa prices soared in 2024 due to severe supply shortages caused by adverse weather conditions in major producing countries, resulting in the worst cocoa deficit in over 60 years and record-high coffee prices.
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24% Bias Score
Cocoa and Coffee Shortages Drive Record High Prices in 2024
Adverse weather conditions and disappointing harvests in major cocoa-producing countries like Ivory Coast, Ghana, and West Africa, coupled with wildfires and drought in Brazil and Vietnam, have caused a significant shortfall in cocoa and coffee production, leading to record high prices in 2024.
Cocoa and Coffee Shortages Drive Record High Prices in 2024
Adverse weather conditions and disappointing harvests in major cocoa-producing countries like Ivory Coast, Ghana, and West Africa, coupled with wildfires and drought in Brazil and Vietnam, have caused a significant shortfall in cocoa and coffee production, leading to record high prices in 2024.
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24% Bias Score
EU Excludes Congolese Coffee and Cocoa: Economic Crisis Looms
The Federation of Congolese Businesses (FEC) expressed deep concern over the European Union's exclusion of Congolese coffee and cocoa from its market, starting January 2025, due to the EU's non-recognition of Congolese "Fairtrade" and "Bio" certifications, primarily resulting from persistent insecur...
EU Excludes Congolese Coffee and Cocoa: Economic Crisis Looms
The Federation of Congolese Businesses (FEC) expressed deep concern over the European Union's exclusion of Congolese coffee and cocoa from its market, starting January 2025, due to the EU's non-recognition of Congolese "Fairtrade" and "Bio" certifications, primarily resulting from persistent insecur...
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40% Bias Score
Kenyan Coffee Cooperative Targets Overseas Markets to Boost Farmer Incomes
The Mutira Farmers' Cooperative Society in Kenya's Kirinyaga County processed 4.88 million kg of coffee in 2023, exporting most in bulk but aiming to increase value-added processing to 5% and expand into international markets to maximize profits for its 8,000 smallholder farmer members.
Kenyan Coffee Cooperative Targets Overseas Markets to Boost Farmer Incomes
The Mutira Farmers' Cooperative Society in Kenya's Kirinyaga County processed 4.88 million kg of coffee in 2023, exporting most in bulk but aiming to increase value-added processing to 5% and expand into international markets to maximize profits for its 8,000 smallholder farmer members.
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48% Bias Score
Starbucks Earnings Preview: Volatility Expected After Tuesday's Report
Starbucks, expected to report a $0.66/share gain on $9.31 billion in revenue (unofficial expectation: $0.70/share), faces potential stock price volatility after Tuesday's earnings release, reflecting investor assessment of the company's future growth given predicted short-term earnings decline.
Starbucks Earnings Preview: Volatility Expected After Tuesday's Report
Starbucks, expected to report a $0.66/share gain on $9.31 billion in revenue (unofficial expectation: $0.70/share), faces potential stock price volatility after Tuesday's earnings release, reflecting investor assessment of the company's future growth given predicted short-term earnings decline.
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52% Bias Score
China-Laos Railway Drives Coffee, Tea Boom in Pu'er
Pu'er, China's coffee and tea production saw significant growth in 2024, fueled by tourism boosted by the China-Laos Railway, resulting in increased exports and economic development, with coffee bean production up 26.44 percent and tea up 5.65 percent.
China-Laos Railway Drives Coffee, Tea Boom in Pu'er
Pu'er, China's coffee and tea production saw significant growth in 2024, fueled by tourism boosted by the China-Laos Railway, resulting in increased exports and economic development, with coffee bean production up 26.44 percent and tea up 5.65 percent.
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52% Bias Score
\"Cocoa and Coffee Prices Soar Amidst Record Shortages\"\
\"Global cocoa and coffee prices have skyrocketed due to severe shortages caused by poor weather and crop diseases in major producing countries, resulting in the lowest global cocoa stocks in over a decade and all-time high coffee prices.\
\"Cocoa and Coffee Prices Soar Amidst Record Shortages\"\
\"Global cocoa and coffee prices have skyrocketed due to severe shortages caused by poor weather and crop diseases in major producing countries, resulting in the lowest global cocoa stocks in over a decade and all-time high coffee prices.\
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24% Bias Score
Climate Change Threatens Coffee Production, but Cooperatives Adapt
Climate change is reducing coffee yields and quality, impacting smallholder farmers and causing price surges; however, cooperatives are adapting using climate-resilient practices and Fairtrade support.
Climate Change Threatens Coffee Production, but Cooperatives Adapt
Climate change is reducing coffee yields and quality, impacting smallholder farmers and causing price surges; however, cooperatives are adapting using climate-resilient practices and Fairtrade support.
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40% Bias Score
Balance Coffee: High-Quality, Health-Focused Coffee Combats Commercial Coffee's Health Risks
Balance Coffee, founded in 2020 by James Bellis, offers specialty-grade coffee beans meticulously sourced from the top 5% of global farms, tested for purity, and enhanced with functional mushrooms to optimize health and energy levels, addressing concerns about the health impacts of commercial coffee...
Balance Coffee: High-Quality, Health-Focused Coffee Combats Commercial Coffee's Health Risks
Balance Coffee, founded in 2020 by James Bellis, offers specialty-grade coffee beans meticulously sourced from the top 5% of global farms, tested for purity, and enhanced with functional mushrooms to optimize health and energy levels, addressing concerns about the health impacts of commercial coffee...
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56% Bias Score
Starbucks Faces Nationwide Strike Amid Contract Dispute
A five-day strike by Starbucks Workers United has spread from Los Angeles, Chicago, and Seattle to multiple US cities, disrupting holiday operations due to stalled contract negotiations over wages and benefits, despite Starbucks' claim of minimal operational impact.
Starbucks Faces Nationwide Strike Amid Contract Dispute
A five-day strike by Starbucks Workers United has spread from Los Angeles, Chicago, and Seattle to multiple US cities, disrupting holiday operations due to stalled contract negotiations over wages and benefits, despite Starbucks' claim of minimal operational impact.
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36% Bias Score